Re: motrin/tylenol children's products

[Guest guest]

Thank you Helene for sharing this information...we are all headed into the

season when we will be needing this stuff and it is nice to know ahead of time

what we can use!

Debbie

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> I thought this information might be helpful to others since the subject has

> come up recently. I called the McNeal company today to ask about Motrin.

> The customer service rep said that although McNeal does not add gluten

> containing ingredients to their products, they do subcontract for

> ingredients. After ingredients are changed, they test the batches for gluten

> before adding it to their gluten free list. Children's motrin is currently

> being tested and can't be added to the list yet. He did however say that they

> are in the process of developing some new formulas that he couldn't go into

> that would be of interest to people with sensitivities. When I asked about

> children's products that were on the gf list, he said these were

> OK-Children's Tylenol grape suspension liquid, Children's Tylenol cold and

> cough chewable tablets, Infants Cherry concentrated drops and Sesame Street

> Vitamin's and minerals. He said that these were also tested to be free of

> galactose, and that no dairy was used to make them. He also went on to say

> that formulas do change frequently but that what is out there now should be

> OK. I guess this is where the gamble lies, but based on this information I'm

> going to stock up on these products for the winter, and just call back to

> check again when we use them up. He is also mailing a gluten free list of

> their products and coupons. Hopefully this will help with making some

> decisions about what to give your children. Helene

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Helene for sharing this information...we are all headed into the

season when we will be needing this stuff and it is nice to know ahead of time

what we can use!

Debbie

>

> I thought this information might be helpful to others since the subject has

> come up recently. I called the McNeal company today to ask about Motrin.

> The customer service rep said that although McNeal does not add gluten

> containing ingredients to their products, they do subcontract for

> ingredients. After ingredients are changed, they test the batches for gluten

> before adding it to their gluten free list. Children's motrin is currently

> being tested and can't be added to the list yet. He did however say that they

> are in the process of developing some new formulas that he couldn't go into

> that would be of interest to people with sensitivities. When I asked about

> children's products that were on the gf list, he said these were

> OK-Children's Tylenol grape suspension liquid, Children's Tylenol cold and

> cough chewable tablets, Infants Cherry concentrated drops and Sesame Street

> Vitamin's and minerals. He said that these were also tested to be free of

> galactose, and that no dairy was used to make them. He also went on to say

> that formulas do change frequently but that what is out there now should be

> OK. I guess this is where the gamble lies, but based on this information I'm

> going to stock up on these products for the winter, and just call back to

> check again when we use them up. He is also mailing a gluten free list of

> their products and coupons. Hopefully this will help with making some

> decisions about what to give your children. Helene

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